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North, South Korea agree to reconnect roads, rail amid U.S. concern over easing sanctionsThe Saigon Times Daily Head of the North Korean delegation, Ri Son Gwon shakes hands with South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon as they exchange documents after their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, January 9, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) - North and South Korea agreed on Monday to begin reconnecting rail and road links, another step in an improving relationship that has raised U.S. concern about the possible undermining of its bid to press the North to give up its nuclear program. The agreement on transport links came during talks in the border village of Panmunjom aimed at following up on the third summit this year between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, last month. "The South and North reached the agreement after sincerely discussing action plans to … [Read more...] about North, South Korea agree to reconnect roads, rail amid U.S. concern over easing sanctions

North Korea intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, South saysThe Saigon Times Daily South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after watching the performance titled "the Glorious Country" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 19, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearization, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who held his third summit with Kim last month, said on Friday. Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to work towards denuclearisation at their landmark June summit in Singapore, but the agreement was short on specifics. Negotiations have made little headway since, with the North refusing to declare its nuclear weapons and facilities or agree to a concrete timeline. Moon emphasised Kim’s resolve to abandon nuclear and missile programmes, that the … [Read more...] about North Korea intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, South says

North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites The Saigon Times Daily South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands after signing documents during the inter-Korean summit at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea in this still frame taken from video September 19, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korea has agreed to “permanently” abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes reciprocal action, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint news conference following their summit talks in Pyongyang, Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said they agreed to turn the Korean peninsula into a “land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats.” Kim said he will visit Seoul in the near future, in what would be the … [Read more...] about North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites

North, South Korea begin talks before possible Pyongyang summitThe Saigon Times Daily South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon crosses the concrete border to attend a meeting with his North Korean counterpart Ri Son Gwon at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone, North Korea, August 13, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) - North and South Korean officials began high-level negotiations on Monday, with one South Korean newspaper report suggesting the two sides could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in April at a truce village along their mutual border and agreed to have another summit in autumn, this time in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. A South Korean delegation led by Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon began the latest round of talks with counterparts led by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North’s reunification committee, … [Read more...] about North, South Korea begin talks before possible Pyongyang summit

U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year - BoltonThe Saigon Times Daily U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia June 27, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea’s weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, although some experts say the complete process could take far longer. Bolton told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Washington has devised a programme to dismantle North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological and nuclear - and ballistic missile programs in a year, if there is full cooperation and disclosure from Pyongyang. “If they have the strategic decision already made to do that and they’re cooperative, we can move very quickly,” he said. “Physically we would be able to dismantle the overwhelming bulk of their … [Read more...] about U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has visited China, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing three unnamed sources, in what would be his first known overseas trip since taking power in 2011 and ahead of a potential summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Details of his visit including its purpose and itinerary were not yet known, Bloomberg said. Japanese media reported earlier on Monday that a high-ranking Pyongyang official appeared to have arrived by train in Beijing. Kyodo, citing sources close to the matter, said the visit of the official was intended to improve ties between Beijing and Pyongyang that have been frayed by North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and China’s backing of tough sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations Security Council. The visit could not immediately be confirmed by Reuters. Footage from Nippon News Network, owned by Nippon TV, showed what an announcer described as a green train carriage with yellow horizontal lines, part of a 21-car … [Read more...] about North Korea leader Kim Jong Un visits China: Bloomberg

In his first press conference in the new year, Moon also said his country has no plans to ease sanctions on the communist state against the will of the international community."Now the dialogue with North Korea has begun, but because the North Korean nuclear issue has not been resolved, South Korea will continue to keep pace with the pressure and sanctions by the international community. We have no plans to ease our unilateral sanctions against North Korea that are in place in addition to international sanctions for now," he told the press conference.The remarks came one day after the divided Koreas resumed their cross-border dialogue to discuss the North's participation in the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the South Korean city of PyeongChang from Feb. 9-25. … [Read more...] about President reaffirms resolve to denuclearize N. Korea

North Korea is to send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, officials from the South say.The breakthrough announcement came as the countries met for their first high-level talks in more than two years.The delegation will include athletes, officials and supporters.South Korea also proposed holding family reunions during the Winter Olympics for people separated by the Korean War.The issue is a highly emotional one for both countries, and South Korea has constantly been pushing for more reunions to take place.The reunions are expected to take place during the Lunar New Year holiday, which falls in the middle of the Pyeongchang Games.Seoul also called for athletes from both Koreas to march together at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It's not yet known how North Korea responded to those offers.The last time both countries marched together under the Korean Peninsula flag was more than 10 years ago, at the 2006 Winter Olympics.The … [Read more...] about North Korea to send team to Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

South Korea Tuesday proposed holding high-level talks with Pyongyang on January 9, after the North's leader Kim Jong-Un called for a breakthrough in relations and said Pyongyang might attend the Winter Olympics.South Korean President Moon Jae In speaks during the first Cabinet meeting of 2018Kim used his annual New Year address to underscore Pyongyang's claim that it has developed a weapons deterrent and warn that he had a "nuclear button" on hand, but sweetened his remarks by expressing an interest in dialogue and participating in the South's Games.South Korea's unification minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul was "reiterating our willingness to hold talks with the North at any time and place in any form"."We hope that the South and North can sit face to face and discuss the participation of the North Korean delegation at the Pyeongchang Games as well as other issues of mutual interest for the improvement of inter-Korean ties," he said at a press conference.The two Koreas, which have … [Read more...] about South Korea proposes high-level talks with North

North Korea could send a delegation to the South for the 2018 Winter Olympics, in the first indication Pyongyang may participate in next month's Games despite tensions over its nuclear weapons program. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said in his new year's address Monday: "We are willing to take necessary measures including to dispatch our delegation" to the Pyeongchang Games which Seoul and organizers have billed as a "peace Olympics". The Winter Olympics will take place from February 9 to 25, with the Paralympics scheduled to begin on March 9. Games organizers and Seoul have both been keen for the North to take part, but Pyongyang's participation in sporting events in the South has largely depended on the political and military situation on the Korean peninsula. The venues for the Games lie just 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the tense border with the North and the build-up to the event has been overshadowed by tensions running high over the North's escalating nuclear and missile … [Read more...] about N. Korea could send delegation to South for Winter Olympics: Kim